Woman injured as hair caught in go-kart engine in Kilmarnock

A woman was seriously injured when her hair got caught in the engine of a go-kart in East Ayrshire.

The 48-year-old was at The Garage leisure complex in Kilmarnock on Wednesday evening when her hair became caught while she was riding.

She was taken to Crosshouse Hospital before being transferred to Glasgow's Southern General.

The woman is being treated for serious head and neck injuries. East Ayrshire Council is investigating the accident.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "At 8.40pm we received a report that a 48-year-old woman had been injured while riding a go-kart at The Garage in Kilmarnock. The local authority is investigating."

A council spokesman said: "East Ayrshire Council is the health and safety enforcement authority for small businesses within the area.

"Therefore, when the council was notified of this very serious incident, senior officers from Environmental Health services immediately conducted a full investigation of the site.

"The officers are now preparing a report, which will set out the circumstances of the accident, for the procurator fiscal."

No-one from The Garage Entertainment Centre in Grange Street was available for comment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27282462

Flipping OWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh gosh,poor lady, this is going to sound stupid but surely she should have had her hair tied back.

FluffyBunny wrote:Oh gosh,poor lady, this is going to sound stupid but surely she should have had her hair tied back.

Maybe she did Fluff, it doesn't say what actually caused it. The engine is on the back of the go-cart I believe, who knows what happened. They also have helmets on, so who knows!

Sassy wrote:

FluffyBunny wrote:Oh gosh,poor lady, this is going to sound stupid but surely she should have had her hair tied back.

Maybe she did Fluff, it doesn't say what actually caused it.   The engine is on the back of the go-cart I believe, who knows what happened.   They also have helmets on, so who knows!

I dread to think what happened

Just hope the lady is ok.

FluffyBunny wrote:

Sassy wrote:

Maybe she did Fluff, it doesn't say what actually caused it.   The engine is on the back of the go-cart I believe, who knows what happened.   They also have helmets on, so who knows!

I dread to think what happened

Just hope the lady is ok.

Me too.